Tortoise
Uncover hidden tea leaf meanings
A Tortoise is a herbivorous turtle which lives on land.
As a symbol, a tortoise denotes longevity, loyalty, and caution. So, in essence, a tortoise in a teacup in a tea leaf reading denotes that your a person who takes precaution before venturing into new situations.
You are always loyal to others you are used to taking on new problems. This symbol also denotes it will take you time to adjust to a new situation.
Detailed meaning of the tortoise tea leaf symbol
Top of teacup: if you happen to see a tortoise at the top of the teacup, it means that your cautious nature has made you avoid so many unwanted things along the path of life.
At the same time problems have denied you so many opportunities which require one to be aggressive and act fast. So it has impacted both positively and negatively on your life. You need to try and adjust to circumstances very fast to make it in life.
Life has no place for a cautious people. It is good to be cautious, but at the same time, you have to be fast to get things done.
Middle of cup: a tortoise in the middle of the teacup is an indicator that, you are trying to move into business but are too cautious.
Though it is important to be cautious, do not let it not deter you from moving fast and try to grab opportunities which will make your life better than it is now. Move at a pace you think is comfortable for you.
A pace which you think will make you prosperous while at the same time it doesn’t lead you to problems. Avoid being over-cautious because that is a recipe for mass failure in life. Continue working hard and add experience so that it will enable you to sharpen your mind and be able to grab opportunities as they are availed to you.
Bottom of teacup: a tortoise at the bottom of the teacup is an indication that you act very fast when it comes to opportunities being thrown your way.
You take them as they come and make great use of them and that is why you are stable in life. You make sure that, whatever comes your way, you take it and quickly establish an operating base for it. Most of the things you have achieved in life have been through your quick response to situations. This characteristic is what most people lack; try and share with your friends the secret to your success and let them learn from you so that they can start being fast in achieving opportunities without being too cautious.
Scattered in the cup: more than one, or scattered tortoises in your teacup are an indicator that, your life is moving in a sluggish way due to your nature of being cautious. There may even be roadblocks in life and delay. Opportunities come your way, but you lose them to your competitor due to your slow way of acting. Caution is important, but it doesn’t have to be in the extreme because of that way, you end up being a loser in life.
Conclusion: caution is very important because it makes one avoid some problems which are caused by impulse acting but too much of it affects our lives negatively. Make sure though; you act fast in the right situations.
By Florance Saul
Apr 8, 2013